Introductory Concepts
Elementary Relationships
Extensions of Verbal Behavior
Multiple Controlling Relationships
Building on the Elementary Relationships
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18.10 The Mand and Current Reinforcement
The mand may also be controlled by an establishing operation for some type of conditioned reinforcement, such as money or social reinforcement (e.g., “Tell me that you love me”). Even if there is no reply, the response is still a mand because current reinforcement is irrelevant.
Mand
A form of verbal behavior with the following features:
The response is verbal
The form of the response is controlled by an establishing operation
The musculature with which the response is executed (vocal, written, gestural, etc.)
The type of reinforcement made currently effective by the establishing operation (may be conditioned or unconditioned, etc.)
Whether or not the current response is followed by reinforcement
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